Holy Sh*t Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global Newsletter - March 120 2010

Holy Sh*t Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global Newsletter - March 120 2010

March 16, 2010: Holy Sh*t http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-16-2010/holy-sh-t

“In recent weeks, that scandal has been blown wide open again. This time, the Roman Catholic Church's crisis over sex abuse charges has gone global, with allegations spreading through half a dozen countries on two continents -- even as many U.S. Catholic dioceses continue to face litigation over alleged sexual abuse by priests.” Dan Gilgoff


Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global. - Pope Benedict XVI is now dealing with allegations of sexual abuse by priests on two continents. By Dan Gilgoff. Copyright by CNN News. March 19, 2010 12:38 p.m. EDT http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/19/catholic.church.abuse/index.html?hpt=C1

Church sex abuse scandal scars Europe BY CAROL MARIN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 17, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/2106513,CST-EDT-Carol17.article

Church Abuse Scandal in Germany Edges Closer to Pope By NICHOLAS KULISH and RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by Reuters. Published: March 12, 2010. BERLIN — A widening child sexual abuse inquiry in Europe has landed at the doorstep of Pope Benedict XVI, as a senior church official acknowledged Friday that a German archdiocese made “serious mistakes” in handling an abuse case while the pope served as its archbishop. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/world/europe/13pope.html?ref=global-home

German Priest in Church Abuse Case Is Suspended By NICHOLAS KULISH. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: March 15, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/europe/16church.html?th&emc=th

Doctor Asserts Church Ignored Abuse Warnings By NICHOLAS KULISH and KATRIN BENNHOLD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 18, 2010. ESSEN, Germany — The German archdiocese led by the future Pope Benedict XVI ignored repeated warnings in the early 1980s by a psychiatrist treating a priest accused of sexually abusing boys that he should not be allowed to work with children, the psychiatrist said Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/world/europe/19church.html?th&emc=th

Vatican completes probe of Legionaries scandal By NICOLE WINFIELD. Copyright by The Associated Press. Tue Mar 16, 12:07 pm ET. ATICAN CITY – Vatican investigators have completed their probe into the Legionaries of Christ, the conservative order that was once hailed by Rome but fell into scandal after it revealed that its founder had fathered a child and had molested seminarians. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_legionaries_scandal

Cardinal apologizes for child abuse 'failures' Copyright by CNN News. March 17, 2010 11:20 a.m. EDT. (CNN) -- The head of the Irish Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, admitted Wednesday that the church's response to abuse had been "hopelessly inadequate." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/17/catholic.ireland.abuse/index.html?hpt=T1

Pope Offers Apology, Not Penalty, for Sex Abuse Scandal By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 20, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/world/europe/21pope.html?emc=na



International


Germany backs IMF bail-out for Greece By Quentin Peel in Berlin and Nikki Tait in Brussels. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 18 2010 11:42 | Last updated: March 18 2010 12:17/ Greek worries return to unsettle investors By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 18 2010 08:20 | Last updated: March 18 2010 13:01. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/germany-backs-imf-bail-out-for-greece.html

Ailing Euro Seen as a Signal of Deeper Woes on Continent By JACK EWING. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/ailing-euro-seen-as-signal-of-deeper.html

Four banks face trial over derivatives deals By Vincent Boland in Milan. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 17 2010 13:22 | Last updated: March 17 2010 14:13. Four banks were charged with fraud on Wednesday for their roles in a €1.7bn ($2.3bn) financing package for the Italian city of Milan in a case that will fuel the global debate about the use of complex derivatives. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/four-banks-face-trial-over-derivatives.html

Washington Post Editorial: Is the U.S. doing enough to help dying Juarez? Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, March 18, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/17/AR2010031703538.html



China


New York Times Editorial: Will China Listen? Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010. The drumbeat of complaints in Washington about China’s manipulation of its currency — and the deafening silence pretty much everywhere else — might lead one to think that this is just an American problem. It isn’t. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/opinion/17wed1.html?th&emc=th

Chinese Leader Firmly Defends Currency and Trade Policies By MICHAEL WINES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 14, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/asia/15china.html?ref=global-home

Chinese tightening fears weigh on stocks By Robert Budden. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 15 2010 10:54 | Last updated: March 15 2010 14:14. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/chinese-tightening-fears-weigh-on.html

China Issues Warning to Major Partners of Google By SHARON LaFRANIERE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 14, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/world/asia/15google.html?th&emc=th

China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S. By KEITH BRADSHER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 17, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/business/global/18research.html?hp




Mess-o-potamia


Washington Post Editorial: The U.S. quarrel with Israel. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/15/AR2010031502667.html

Opportunity in a Fight With Israel By MARK LANDLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/middleeast/17diplo.html?th&emc=th

Israel Feeling Rising Anger From the U.S. By MARK LANDLER and ETHAN BRONNER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 15, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/middleeast/16mideast.html?th&emc=th

Financial Times Editorial Comment: Obama must be robust with Israel. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 16 2010 22:00 | Last updated: March 16 2010 22:00. Israeli politicians have a tendency to take the support of the US for granted. Sometimes, it shows. Last week, the rightwing nationalist government of Benjamin Netanyahu gave the go-ahead to 1,600 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem. It did so while Joe Biden, the US vice-president, was visiting the country, despite the US administration’s opposition to new building. This insult comes at a time when US military strategists are already questioning Israel’s value as an ally. The White House must harden its line on peace. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/financial-times-editorial-comment-obama.html

US believes top al-Qaeda planner killed © Reuters Limited. March 18, 2010 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ed2f496-3227-11df-b4e2-00144feabdc0.html

Followers of Sadr Emerge Stronger After Iraq Elections By ANTHONY SHADID. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/middleeast/17sadr.html?th&emc=th




National


Jobs Bill Passes in Senate With 11 Votes From Republicans By CARL HULSE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 17, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/us/politics/18cong.html?hpw

New York Times Editorial: National School Standards, at Last. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 13, 2010. The countries that have left the United States behind in math and science education have one thing in common: They offer the same high education standards — often the same curriculum — from one end of the nation to the other. The United States relies on a generally mediocre patchwork of standards that vary, not just from state to state, but often from district to district. A child’s education depends primarily on ZIP code. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/opinion/14sun1.html?th&emc=th

March 17, 2010: Don't Mess With Textbooks http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-march-17-2010/don-t-mess-with-textbooks

New York Times Editorial: Mr. Obama and No Child Left Behind. Copyright by New York Times. Published: March 17, 2010. President Obama’s blueprint for reworking the No Child Left Behind Education Act of 2002 has good ideas, but it doesn’t have anything close to the rigor that the word “blueprint” would suggest. Whether the president’s plan will strengthen or weaken the program will depend on how the administration fleshes out the missing details — and how Congress rewrites the law. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/opinion/18thu1.html?ref=opinion

Obama Restores Former Pentagon Line of Succession - Should Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates die unexpectedly, new succession rules are in force. By THOM SHANKER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/us/17pentagon.html?th&emc=th

States’ Rights Is Rallying Cry for Lawmakers By KIRK JOHNSON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/us/17states.html?th&emc=th

Democrat Enters N.Y. Governor Race as Republican - Steve Levy, a longtime Democrat, in Manhattan on Friday after announcing his candidacy for governor as a Republican. By JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 19, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/nyregion/20levy.html?th&emc=th

Boy Scouts accused of sex abuse cover-up - ‘Perversion files’ kept secret by Scouts due to ‘confidential information’. Copyright by The Associated Press. 4:12 a.m. ET, Fri., March. 19, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35944804/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/




Chicagoland


Running for Obama’s Old Seat, and Set on Derailing His Plans By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 17, 2010. Representative Mark Steven Kirk, the Illinois Republican who is hoping to win Barack Obama’s former seat in the United States Senate, has told supporters he intends to “lead the effort” to repeal President Obama’s health care legislation if it passes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/us/politics/18illinois.html?hpw

GOP lt. gov pick's family cashed in with lease to party - But state Republican boss backs Plummer, says deal for Downstate headquarters was no secret BY KARA SPAK. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. February 14, 2010. The head of the Illinois Republican Party said he is standing behind the party's young lieutenant governor candidate in the wake of revelations that the candidate's family benefitted financially from a lease at a Downstate party headquarters. Jason Plummer, 27, who won the GOP lieutenant governor nomination earlier this month, said the process by which the Madison County Republican Party leased space in a strip mall owned by a family business while he was the county party chairman was transparent. http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/2047492,CST-NWS-ltgov14s1.article

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: A first step in cutting pensions. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 18, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2109150,CST-EDT-edit18b.article

Illinois unemployment soars to 12.2% in January. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. Published on March 16, 2010 1:22 PM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/illinois-unemployment-hits-122-in-january.html

Chicago retail sales have biggest drop since '85. Published on March 19, 2010 5:54 AM. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/chicago-retail-sales-have-biggest-drop-since-85.html




Health Care


Zocor side effects http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/fda-warns-of-greater-muscle-risk-from-zocor.html

With Medicaid Cuts, Doctors and Patients Drop Out By KEVIN SACK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 15, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/health/policy/16medicaid.html?th&emc=th

Doctors use stem cells to rebuild boy’s windpipe By Clive Cookson, Science Editor. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 19 2010 15:42 | Last updated: March 19 2010 15:42 http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/doctors-use-stem-cells-to-rebuild-boys.html

Are neti pots on the nose? - The sinus-clearing devices may just do the trick. By Chris Woolston. Copyright © 2010, The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2010 http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-skeptic-20100315,0,5348641.story






Health Care Reform



Tea Partiers Mock And Scorn Apparent Parkinson's Victim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ik4f1dRbP8

Targeted by the Tea Party: Parkinson's Hero Speaks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfvnNzgQy7Q&feature=channel

Health-Con1 - The Mediscarening http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/health-con1---the-mediscarening

Washington Post Editorial: Health reform is a risk worth taking. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, March 19, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/18/AR2010031803639.html

American Women—The weakest link in American Health care—and the most compelling reason for health care reform. By Carlos T Mock, MD, F. A. C. O. G. March 18, 2010. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/american-womenthe-weakest-link-in.html

Why We Reform By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 18, 2010. One way or another, the fate of health care reform is going to be decided in the next few days. If House Democratic leaders find 216 votes, reform will almost immediately become the law of the land. If they don’t, reform may well be put off for many years — possibly a decade or more. So this seems like a good time to revisit the reasons we need this reform, imperfect as it is. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/opinion/19krugman.html?th&emc=th

Kucinich Switches Vote on Health Care By JEFF ZELENY AND ROBERT PEAR. Copyright by The New York Times. March 17, 2010, 10:20 AM http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/kucinich-switches-vote-on-health-care/?scp=3&sq=Kucinich%20backs%20health%20bill&st=cse

Nuns Back Bill Amid Broad Rift Over Whether It Limits Abortion Enough By HELENE COOPER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 19, 2010. WASHINGTON — In breaking publicly with Roman Catholic bishops over the health care bill, a group of nuns has once again exposed the long-running rift between liberal and conservative theology in the Catholic Church. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/health/policy/20abortion.html?th&emc=th

Health reform and the specter of Alf Landon By Dana Milbank. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, March 21, 2010. "This is the largest tax bill in history," the Republican leader fumed. The reform "is unjust, unworkable, stupidly drafted and wastefully financed." That was Republican presidential nominee Alf Landon in a September 1936 campaign speech. He based his bid for the White House on repealing Social Security. Bad call, Alf. Republicans lost that presidential election in a landslide. By the time they finally regained the White House -- 16 years later -- their nominee, Dwight Eisenhower, had abandoned the party's repeal platform. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031902636.html




GOP Bashing


Thanks to Liz Cheney's 'al-Qaeda Seven' ad, Dick Cheney may finally go away By David Cole. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, March 14, 2010. Liz Cheney is getting a bad rap. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031102522.html

Have you no shame, Ms. Cheney? By Harry H. Schneider Jr. and Thomas P. Sullivan. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 17, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0317-lawyers-20100317,0,6883554.story

The New Rove-Cheney Assault on Reality By FRANK RICH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 13, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/opinion/14rich.html?th&emc=th

March 9, 2010: The Hurt Docket http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-9-2010/the-hurt-docket






The Economy


Fed to Keep Rates Low for ‘Extended Period’ By SEWELL CHAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 16, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/business/17fed.html?hp

US producer prices slide in February By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 17 2010 13:25 | Last updated: March 17 2010 13:25. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/us-producer-prices-slide-in-february.html

Fed chief defends role as watchdog By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 17 2010 15:20 | Last updated: March 18 2010 00:03. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, appealed to Congress to preserve the central bank’s supervision of the financial system as lawmakers consider removing some of the Fed’s powers. The Fed would lose oversight of banks with less than $50bn in assets in a bill by Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee, which was introduced this week and will go to a mark-up next week. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/fed-chief-defends-role-as-watchdog.html

Honda to recall 410K vehicles for brake problem. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. Published on March 16, 2010 7:18 PM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/honda-to-recall-410k-vehicles-for-brake-problem.html


Your Money


New York Times Editorial: Learning From Lehman. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 13, 2010. On top of everything Lehman Brothers did before it collapsed in 2008, nearly toppling the financial system, it now seems that it was aggressively massaging its books. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/opinion/14sun3.html?th&emc=th

Washington Post Editorial: Sen. Dodd's regulatory rewrite. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, March 18, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/17/AR2010031703542.html

March 17, 2010: In Dodd We Trust http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-march-17-2010/in-dodd-we-trust




Housing


US housing starts dip in February By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 16 2010 14:08 | Last updated: March 16 2010 14:08 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b8e7ed8-30fe-11df-b057-00144feabdc0.html


Commodities


Prices at the pump: Pain in the gas comes early this year By Robert Channick. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 8:21 p.m. CDT, March 19, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0320-gas-prices-story--20100319,0,5545199.story

Emerging market bond sales hit record high By David Oakley in London. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 15 2010 19:21 | Last updated: March 15 2010 19:21. http://iretiredfromnewsletters.blogspot.com/2010/03/emerging-market-bond-sales-hit-record.html



Travel


British Airways Strike Begins, Threatening a Weak Economy - The weekend strike is expected to cause major disruptions to flights but British Airways said earlier that contingency plans would allow 65 percent of its customers to fly. By JULIA WERDIGIER. Copyright by Bloomberg News. Published: March 19, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/20/business/20air.html?scp=1&sq=british%20airways%20strike&st=cse



Immigration


Washington Post Editorial: Targeting illegal immigrants, Arizona goes too far. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. IN ARIZONA, where the official malice directed at immigrants who came to the United States illegally is unsurpassed, Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would criminalize every such immigrant just for being in the state. It's the latest attempt to harass, intimidate and hound the state's several hundred thousand undocumented residents. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/16/AR2010031604217.html

2 Senators Offer Immigration Overhaul By JULIA PRESTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 18, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/us/politics/19immig.html?th&emc=th

The right way to mend immigration By Charles E. Schumer and Lindsey O. Graham. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, March 19, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/17/AR2010031703115.html



GLBT


In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings. Copyright by The Chicago Free Press. Published: March 16, 2010 http://dev.chicagofreepress.com/2010/03/16/in-mexico-gay-couples-celebrate-historic-weddings/

Gay (non-) giving By Paul Varnell. Copyright by The Chicago Free Press. Published: March 16, 2010. Just a couple of weeks ago, Chicago Free Press published a valuable article about the funding problems of gay institutions and organizations. It was titled “Weathering the Storm,” although since it focused on the decline in donations from various sources, it might have been more accurately titled “Surviving the drought.” Many younger gays think of the gay community as a place to have fun. And, to be sure, the primary recreational spaces—bars and bathhouses—are self-supporting. But the youngest and newly out gays seem to have little sense that we are a community that needs our ongoing care and support. There are numerous institutions—social service and gay advocacy groups among them—that are far from self-supporting and depend on us gay adults for their survival. http://dev.chicagofreepress.com/2010/03/16/gay-non-giving/

Lesbian prom update: ACLU pushes for fast decision. Copyright by the Windy City times. March 16, 2010. ABERDEEN, MS — The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to act quickly in its lawsuit against a Mississippi High School that says it will cancel the prom rather than let a lesbian high school student attend with her girlfriend. In legal papers filed today, the ACLU asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to issue a preliminary injunction stopping the Itawamba County School District from canceling the prom and from prohibiting Constance McMillen from bringing her girlfriend as a date and wearing a tuxedo to the event. A hearing on the motion has been set for 10 A.M. Monday, March 22 at theFederal District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in Aberdeen. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25837

Talk show host DeGeneres presents $30K scholarship to lesbian student in Miss. prom flap. Copyright By The Associated Press. 2:03 p.m. CDT, March 19, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-ap-us-lesbian-prom-date,0,5874302.story





Technology

Google and Partners Seek TV Foothold By NICK BILTON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 17, 2010. Google and Intel have teamed with Sony to develop a platform called Google TV to bring the Web into the living room through a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/technology/18webtv.html?hpw

A Rift at Amazon on E-Book Prices By MOTOKO RICH and BRAD STONE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 17, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/technology/internet/18amazon.html?th&emc=th

Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal By BRAD STONE and MIGUEL HELFT. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/technology/14brawl.html?th&emc=th

A Peek at an Interactive Magazine for the Apple iPad By NICK BILTON. Copyright by the New YORK TIMES. March 18, 2010, 6:40 PM http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/a-peek-at-an-interactive-magazine-for-the-apple-ipad/?hpw



Entertainment


The show will go on - Despite upcoming move, Vickers owners committed to keeping theater open By JEREMY D. BONFIGLIO. Copyright by The Herald Palladium. Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:09 PM EST http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2010/03/11/features/1255259.txt

The lady and the reaper [La dama y la muerte] Short film Animated nominated for Oscar 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ773rykrNM

The Academy Award Movie Trailer Of All ... Everything http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFicqklGuB0&feature=fvw

NSFW: Incredible Animated French Condom Ad http://dyst.slatev.com/blog/nsfw-incredible-animated-french-condom-ad/



Other - Glen Beck


Evangelical leader takes on Beck for assailing social justice churches By John Blake, CNN. Copyright by CNN News. March 12, 2010 5:27 p.m. EST http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/12/beck.boycott/index.html?hpt=C1

Glenn Beck vs. 'social justice' By Clarence Page. March 11, 2010. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/pagespage/2010/03/glenn-beck-vs-social-justice.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pagespage+%28Page%27s+Page%29

March 18, 2010: Intro - Progressivism Is Cancer http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/intro---progressivism-is-cancer

March 18, 2010: Conservative Libertarian http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/conservative-libertarian?xrs=eml_tds

Colbert Report - Glenn Beck Attacks Social Justice - James Martin http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/267673/march-18-2010/glenn-beck-attacks-social-justice---james-martin







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The 41st best health care system in the world Newsletter - March 13, 2010

The 41st best health care system in the world Newsletter - March 13, 2010

“The report, "Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA," notes that the lifetime risk of maternal deaths is greater in the United States than in 40 other countries, including virtually all industrialized nations.” Stephanie Smith

Doubling of maternal deaths in U.S. 'scandalous,' rights group says By Stephanie Smith. Copyright by CNN News. March 12, 2010 4:46 p.m. EST. (CNN) -- Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday. In addition, the rights group said, about 1.7 million women a year, one-third of pregnant women in the United States, suffer from pregnancy-related complications. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/12/maternal.mortality/index.html?hpt=T1

Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panel By Frederik Joelving. Copyright by Reuters. Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:09pm EST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62952Y20100310

Health experts: Most repeat C-sections unnecessary By Julie Deardorf. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune 2010. February 20, 2010. http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2010/02/health-experts-most-repeat-csections-unnecessary.html

Once a cesarean section, always a C-section? By Julie Deardroff. Copyright 2010 Chicago Tribune. February 10, 2010. Once a woman has delivered three or more babies by cesarean section -- a surgical cut in the mother's abdominal wall and uterus -- doctors rarely encourage a subsequent vaginal birth. http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2010/02/once-a-cesarean-section-always-a-csection-.html

Lessons at Indian Hospital About Births By DENISE GRADY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/health/07birth.html?th&emc=th

What's driving the rise in C-sections?. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. February 03, 2010. The rate of births by cesarean section--a major abdominal surgery--in Illinois hospitals reached an all-time high of 30.4 percent in 2007, up from 19.3 percent in 1997, according to a recent report by the Illinois Department of Public Health. http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2010/02/whats-driving-the-rise-in-csections.html

New York Times Editorial: Laws, Lies and the Abortion Debate. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 9, 2010. It has been three years since the Supreme Court’s conservative majority abruptly departed from precedent to uphold a federal ban on a particular method of abortion. Emboldened, foes of reproductive freedom are pressing new attacks on women’s rights and health http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10wed2.html?th&emc=th


International


Earthquake kills 51 in eastern Turkey as mud-brick homes collapse; survivors shiver in cold BURHAN OZBILICI, SUZAN FRASER. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. 1:44 p.m. CST, March 8, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-eu-turkey-earthquake,0,5871248,full.story

Why Europe’s monetary union faces its biggest crisis By Wolfgang Schäuble. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 11 2010 19:15 | Last updated: March 11 2010 19:15. Greece has reached a crossroads. For the first time, we in the eurozone are engaged in full surveillance over the fiscal and economic policy of one of the member countries of the European monetary union. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-europes-monetary-union-faces-its.html

The E.U. and U.S. Quarrel Over Hedge Funds By JAMES KANTER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 11, 2010. BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday rebutted criticism by the United States of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds, even as Britain sought to water down the regulation to safeguard its own financial sector. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/global/12hedge.html?hpw

Trichet Sides With Advocates of Crackdown on Banks By JACK EWING and JULIA WERDIGIER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/global/13trichet.html?ref=global-home


China

China’s Exports Rise 46% By SHARON LAFRANIERE. Copyright by Reuters. Published: March 10, 2010. BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States and other Western markets after the financial crisis last year. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/business/global/11yuan.html?ref=global-home

Beijing says it will keep buying US debt By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 9 2010 05:36 | Last updated: March 9 2010 15:20 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd0d0d24-2b39-11df-9d96-00144feabdc0.html

China hits back at currency criticism By Geoff Dyer in Beijing and Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 12 2010 12:51 | Last updated: March 12 2010 12:51. China and the US traded barbs on Friday over the economy and human rights, raising the temperature ahead of what could be a crucial showdown over currency policy next month. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/china-hits-back-at-currency-criticism.html



Mess-o-potamia

New York Times Editorial: Iraqis Vote. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 8, 2010. Final results from Iraq’s parliamentary election may not be available for days, but this much we can already say for sure: Iraq’s citizens once again showed tremendous courage and determination, defying bombs and a flawed pre-election process to cast their ballots. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/opinion/09tue1.html?th&emc=th

As Iraq Tallies Vote, U.S. Says Pullout Plans Are ‘on Track’ By STEVEN LEE MYERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/world/middleeast/08iraq.html?th&emc=th

Financial Times Editorial Comment: Obama’s lack of Mideast muscle. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 11 2010 20:29 | Last updated: March 11 2010 20:29. When Joe Biden visited Jerusalem to kick-start the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, all the US vice-president got was a kick in the teeth from his host, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/financial-times-editorial-comment.html

Clinton Rebukes Israel on Housing Announcement By MARK LANDLER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 12, 2010. WASHINGTON — In a tense, 43-minute phone call on Friday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel’s plan for new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem sent a “deeply negative signal” about Israeli-American relations, and not just because it spoiled a visit by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/world/middleeast/13diplo.html?ref=global-home



National


A One-Track Senate By BARRY FRIEDMAN and ANDREW D. MARTIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 9, 2010. THE Senate is badly gummed up. Major policy initiatives — health care reform and financial regulation, to name but two — are stalled in endless negotiations. There’s a big reason for this torpor: the filibuster. But there’s a solution: the filibuster. Don’t be confused. The two aren’t the same. During the 1960s, the Senate was frozen by lengthy filibusters over civil rights legislation. When, in the mid-’70s, that tactic once again threatened to bring the Senate to a standstill, Robert Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who was the majority whip, invented a dual-track system. This change in practice allowed the majority leader — with the unanimous consent of the Senate or the approval of the minority leader — to set aside whatever was being debated on the Senate floor and move immediately to another item on the agenda. The result of tracking? No more marathon debate sessions that shut down the Senate. While one bill is being “filibustered,” business can continue on others. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10martin.html?th&emc=th

New York Times Editorial: Saving the Post Office Copyright by New York Times. Published: March 9, 2010. Many Americans rely on six-days-a-week mail delivery and expect to have a post office just around the corner. But if the United States Postal Service is going to survive the transition to the Internet age — without requiring billions of dollars of federal subsidies — Congress must allow it to cut some services, close some offices and make other sensible changes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10wed1.html?th&emc=th

Washington Post Editorial: Congress is running out of time to save the Postal Service. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/09/AR2010030903337.html

People believe in some pretty incredible myths about taxes By Eileen Ambrose. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 7, 2010. The U.S. tax code is massive and complicated, the perfect fodder for myth-making. Perhaps the most well-worn fallacy, shot down by many courts despite the best efforts of tightfisted taxpayers, is that federal taxes are illegal. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sc-ym-0307-tax-myths-20100305-2,0,7492867.story

IRS eases rules on tax settlements. Copyright © 2010, The Los Angeles Times. 1:17 p.m. CST, March 9, 2010. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-irs10-2010mar10,0,226294.story

Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools By SAM DILLON. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 10, 2010. A panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and English, year by year, from kindergarten to high school graduation. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/education/11educ.html?th&emc=th

Kansas City to Close Nearly Half Its Schools By SUSAN SAULNY. COPYRIGHT BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. Published: March 10, 2010. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Board of Education voted Wednesday night to close almost half of the city’s public schools, accepting a sweeping and contentious plan to shrink the system in the face of dwindling enrollment, budget cuts and a $50 million deficit. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/us/11kansascity.html?hpw




Toyota



Runaway Prius hits 90 mph before stopping with aid of CHP - A stuck accelerator takes the Toyota hybrid to 90 mph on Interstate 8 in San Diego County before an officer helps out. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles. Copyright © 2010, The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/la-fi-toyota-chp9-2010mar09,0,3620774.story

Toyota hands over union letter to US watchdog By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 11 2010 13:27 | Last updated: March 11 2010 13:27. Toyota has handed over to US lawmakers a 2006 letter written by Japanese employees warning that aggressive cost cuts had undermined the quality of its vehicles. The letter, from a small dissident labour union, was sent to Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota’s former chief executive, and accuses the company of “sacrificing safety” by curtailing vehicle testing and hiring thousands of “amateur” short-term contract workers. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/toyota-hands-over-union-letter-to-us.html

Agency Weighs the Need for a ‘Black Box’ in Cars By MICHELINE MAYNARD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 11, 2010. DETROIT — Federal safety regulators, who allowed auto companies to voluntarily install event data recorders on their vehicles a few years ago, are now looking into whether the systems should be required, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/12toyota.html?hpw



Chicagoland


Chicago Tribune Editorial: A word for Brady - GOP governor nominee has chance to show he knows how to fix what’s wrong with Illinois. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 6, 2010. So where's Brady? Off in the weeds — introducing legislation to ban civil unions and to allow mass euthanization of dogs; spouting off about teaching creationism in schools; shooting himself in the foot at a news conference meant to show that he's tough on felons. His public statements about how to balance the state budget, meanwhile, make it clear he has no real plan to do that. This is the guy who's supposed to save Illinois? http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-edit-brady-20100306,0,5132441.story

Brady needs to do his homework BY CAROL MARIN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 7, 2010... Sen. Brady, of Bloomington, neither has a mandate nor has he done much to win new converts since the February primary. Worse, he has given his detractors an opening the size of Soldier Field to go after him. For starters, he's had to fend off inflammatory accusations that he's a homophobic puppy killer. http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/2087276,CST-EDT-carol07.article

Raise taxes or cut education, Quinn says - Governor calls for ‘some difficult, painful choices’ By Ray Long, Monique Garcia and Bob Secter. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 9:32 p.m. CST, March 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-quinn-budget-speech-0311-20100310,0,6633962,full.story

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Gov's scare tactics -- or the grim reality? Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 10, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2093979,CST-EDT-edit10.article

Daley backs Turner for lieutenant governor - Mayor says Democratic primary’s second-place finisher should fill spot vacated by Cohen By John Byrne. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 8:58 p.m. CST, March 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-daley-turner-lt-gov-0311-20100310,0,4994427.story


Health Care


I'm a Medicare doctor. Here's what I make By Parija Kavilanz. Copyright by CNN News. March 4, 2010: 12:10 PM ET. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When you think of low-paying jobs, doctor doesn't usually come to mind. But with a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take effect later this month, physicians who say they are making an OK living may be reduced to income levels that no longer make their profession viable. That's especially true for those still paying medical school costs and other training. http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/04/news/economy/medicare_doctor_costs/

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome By NICHOLAS WADE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 10, 2010. Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major killers like heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/health/research/11gene.html?th&emc=th

The Great Prostate Mistake By RICHARD J. ABLIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 9, 2010. EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the P.S.A. test is the most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10Ablin.html?th&emc=th

AIDS virus avoids drugs by hiding in bone marrow; finding could point way to better treatment By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. 1:16 p.m. CST, March 7, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-ap-us-med-aids-hide-out,0,7980660.story




Health Care Reform


New York Times Editorial: If Reform Fails. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 6, 2010. As the fierce debate on President Obama’s plan for health care reform comes to a head, Americans should be thinking carefully about what happens if Congress fails to enact legislation. Are they really satisfied with the status quo? And is the status quo really sustainable? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/opinion/07sun1.html?th&emc=th

Health bill holds key to control seniors’ costs By Edward Luce and Anna Fifield in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 8 2010 18:46 | Last updated: March 8 2010 18:46... Mr. Obama’s fate aside, many healthcare economists believe there are key elements in the 2,700-page healthcare bill that could make the difference between US bankruptcy and solvency in coming decades. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5414a064-2ae1-11df-886b-00144feabdc0.html

Health Reform Myths By PAUL KRUGMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 11, 2010. Health reform is back from the dead. Many Democrats have realized that their electoral prospects will be better if they can point to a real accomplishment. Polling on reform — which was never as negative as portrayed — shows signs of improving. And I’ve been really impressed by the passion and energy of this guy Barack Obama. Where was he last year? But reform still has to run a gantlet of misinformation and outright lies. So let me address three big myths about the proposed reform, myths that are believed by many people who consider themselves well-informed, but who have actually fallen for deceptive spin. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12krugman.html?th&emc=th



GOP Bashing


March 9, 2010: The Hurt Docket http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-9-2010/the-hurt-docket

Chicago Sun-Times Editorial; Liz Cheney missed lessons on justice. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 12, 2010. Too bad going to law school in Clarence Darrow's old neighborhood of Hyde Park didn't teach Liz Cheney more about one of Chicago's legal giants. Darrow built his enduring reputation by representing despised defendants in sensational cases. He believed fervently that everyone deserves a spirited legal defense, no matter how heinous the crime. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2098169,CST-EDT-edit12a.article

New York Times Editorial: Are You or Have You Ever Been a Lawyer? Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 7, 2010., In the McCarthy era, demagogues on the right smeared loyal Americans as disloyal and charged that the government was being undermined from within. In this era, demagogues on the right are smearing loyal Americans as disloyal and charging that the government is being undermined from within. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/opinion/08mon1.html?th&emc=th

Who’s afraid of lawyers? By Leonard Goodman. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 12, 2010. There has been a growing outcry over demands from conservative groups like KeepAmericaSafe.com and from Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, for the names of all lawyers working for the Obama administration who "once represented or advocated on behalf of . . . terrorist detainees." Many conservatives have spoken against these attacks as contrary to the American legal principle that even unpopular defendants deserve a lawyer. But what hasn't been pointed out is that if these conservative folks really care about keeping America safe, they are barking up the wrong tree. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0312-gitmo-20100312,0,6006209.story

Al-Qaeda 7' smear campaign is an assault on American values By Eugene Robinson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, March 9, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030803122.html

Republicans reject controversial images of Obama, Pelosi. Copyright by CNN News. Posted: March 7th, 2010 07:06 PM ET. Washington (CNN) - Top Republicans had harsh words Sunday for a leaked Republican National Committee document containing images skewering President Barack Obama and other top Democrats. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/07/republicans-reject-controversial-images-of-obama-pelosi/?fbid=T3E9yzfmFhA#more-93450

New York Times Editorial: The Escalating Price of Politics. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 7, 2010. A hugely cynical Republican Party memo on the care and feeding of big donors disdains them as “ego-driven” check writers who can be bought by access to power and vanity tchotchkes. The memo, obtained by Politico.com, is exceptional for its candor about the crassness of the multibillion-dollar politicking industry. That industry is on the verge of a great leap forward in this year’s Congressional elections, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling that freed corporate executives and union bosses to spend whatever they want on their own commercials touting candidates who toe their lines or, more likely, attacking those who don’t. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/opinion/08mon4.html?th&emc=th

Lindsey Graham runs afoul of GOP purity police with Guantanamo stance By Dana Milbank. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, March 14, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR2010031203099.html






The Economy


Findings on Lehman Take Even Experts by Surprise By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED. Copyright by Reuters. Published: March 12, 2010... While Mr. Fuld and other former top Lehman officials are already defendants in a number of civil lawsuits, the new discoveries by Mr. Valukas have taken even veteran observers by surprise. Chief among these was the revelation of a particularly aggressive accounting practice, known internally as Repo 105, that Mr. Valukas said helped the investment bank mask the true depths of its financial woes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/13lehman.html?adxnnl=1&hpw=&adxnnlx=1268492411-PXeJvRAer1lunFjIb8hz4Q

US trade gap narrows on falling oil imports By Alan Rappeport in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 11 2010 14:35 | Last updated: March 11 2010 15:24. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/us-trade-gap-narrows-on-falling-oil.html

Feb. retail-sales report offers positive surprise By MARTIN CRUTSINGER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Friday, March 12, 2010; 12:03 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR2010031201499.html?hpid=topnews

Obama unveils plans to double US exports By Anna Fifield in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 11 2010 16:25 | Last updated: March 11 2010 16:25. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/obama-unveils-plans-to-double-us.html

Regulators tell US banks to hold funds By Justin Baer and Francesco Guerrera in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 9 2010 22:30 | Last updated: March 9 2010 22:30. US regulators have told banks not to increase dividends or buy back shares until political and economic uncertainty surrounding the industry dissipates, in a move that will delay by months the return of capital to shareholders. http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/regulators-tell-us-banks-to-hold-funds.html



Your Money


Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 8, 2010. States and companies have started investing very differently when it comes to the billions of dollars they are safeguarding for workers’ retirement. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/business/09pension.html?th&emc=th

U.S. households slowly regaining wealth - Americans' net worth rose 1.3% in the fourth quarter to $54.2 trillion, the Federal Reserve says. It marked the third straight quarter of gains. Copyright © 2010, The Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. March 12, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-wealth12-2010mar12,0,5673951.story

Bank of America to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Purchases By ANDREW MARTIN. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 9, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/your-money/credit-and-debit-cards/10overdraft.html?th&emc=th



Housing

Illinois foreclosure filings up 21% in February By Mary Ellen Podmolik. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. Published on March 10, 2010 11:00 PM http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/illinois-foreclosure-filings-up-21-in-february.html

New round of foreclosures threatens housing market By Renae Merle. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, March 12, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031104866.html?hpid=topnews

Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss By DAVID STREITFELD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 7, 2010. In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/08short.html?th&emc=th


Commodities


Oil and Gasoline Prices Begin to Creep Up By CLIFFORD KRAUSS. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 8, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/business/09oil.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1268154088-wN7KCDA5rolAfCbsQyPADQ

The Lithium Chase By CLIFFORD KRAUSS. Copyright by Bloomberg News. Published: March 9, 2010. For many years, few metals drew bigger yawns from mining executives than lithium, a lightweight element long associated mostly with mood-stabilizing drugs. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/business/energy-environment/10lithium.html?th&emc=th


Travel


E.U. Signals Approval for Larger Airline Alliance By JAMES KANTER. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: March 10, 2010. BRUSSELS — European antitrust regulators took a step Wednesday toward approving an expanded alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia after the airlines offered to give up landing and takeoff slots at airports in London and New York. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/business/global/11airline.html?ref=global-home

Strike Is Set After Talks Fail at British Airways By NICOLA CLARK. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/global/13airline.html?ref=global-home

FAA air traffic forecast predicts more crowding, smaller fare hikes - Expect more flights crowding the nation's busiest airports, FAA says By John Hilkevitch. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 7:21 a.m. CST, March 9, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-faa-forecast-air-travel-forecast-mar09,0,7769297.story


Immigration


Obama Links Immigration Overhaul in 2010 to G.O.P. Backing - Hundreds of young people rallied Wednesday in downtown Chicago for immigration overhaul, and a handful of them publicly declared their illegal status. By JULIA PRESTON. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 11, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/us/politics/12immig.html?th&emc=th

Undocumented and unafraid - Despite the risks, a young illegal immigrant will publicly declare her status at downtown rally By Mary Schmich. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 8:45 a.m. CST, March 10, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-schmich-0310-20100309,0,604645.column


GLBT


Chicago Tribune Editorial: Dump ‘don’t ask’ - The military can handle the challenge of admitting gays. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 8, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-gays-20100308,0,7729885.story

State Senate committee kills anti-gay bill by Steven Chaitman. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2010-03-10. An Illinois Senate bill that would allow religious organizations and affiliated nonprofits to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in their hiring practices was killed last week. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25784

Gay rights and pro-life: Two divergent movements By Michael Gerson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, March 12, 2010. Just 20 years ago, opposition to abortion and opposition to homosexual rights seemed to overlap entirely. They appeared to be expressions of the same traditionalist moral framework, destined to succeed or fail together as twin pillars of the culture war. But in the years since, the fortunes of these two social stands have dramatically diverged. A May 2009 Gallup poll found that more Americans, for the first time, describe themselves as "pro-life" than "pro-choice." A February CNN-Time poll found that half of Americans, for the first time, believe that homosexuality is "not a moral issue." This divergence says something about successful social movements in America. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031103348.html

Lesbian teen back at school after prom flap - School district cancels event rather than allow same-sex couple to attend. Copyright by The Associated Press. March 11, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35814348/ns/us_news-education/?GT1=43001#storyContinued

Washington Post Editorial: In Virginia, legalized discrimination is alive and well. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/09/AR2010030903338.html

Gaywatch - Virginia Edition http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-9-2010/gaywatch---virginia-edition


Religion


Church Abuse Scandal in Germany Edges Closer to Pope By NICHOLAS KULISH and RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by Reuters. Published: March 12, 2010. BERLIN — A widening child sexual abuse inquiry in Europe has landed at the doorstep of Pope Benedict XVI, as a senior church official acknowledged Friday that a German archdiocese made “serious mistakes” in handling an abuse case while the pope served as its archbishop. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/world/europe/13pope.html?ref=global-home

Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse By LAURIE GOODSTEIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html?th&emc=th



Technology


How to Choose the Right Apple iPad for You By NICK BILTON. Copyright by Bloomberg News. March 11, 2010, 6:56 PM http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/how-to-choose-the-right-apple-ipad-for-you/?hpw

Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery Going and Going By ERIC A. TAUB. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 10, 2010. If you’re a recent convert to smartphones, you’re probably still discovering all the amazing things that your new BlackBerry, Android phone or iPhone can do. But one thing you most likely found out right away: the more you do, the shorter your phone’s battery lasts. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11basics.html?hpw

F.C.C. Plan to Widen Internet Access in U.S. Sets Up Battle By BRIAN STELTER and JENNA WORTHAM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 12, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/media/13fcc.html



Entertainment


‘The Hurt Locker’ Wins Big at Oscars By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/movies/awardsseason/08oscars.html?th&emc=th


Environment


China and India Join Climate Accord By JOHN M. BRODER. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 9, 2010. WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/world/10climate.html?ref=global-home





Other


When is a tea party not a tea party? - Political movement is complicating marketing of actual beverage By Rex W. Huppke. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 8:58 p.m. CST, March 7, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-tea-parties-20100307,0,5997117.story

March 10, 2010: Sour Gropes http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-march-10-2010/sour-gropes



Humor

Tiffany & Company http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/tiffany-company.html

BOOKS http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2010/03/books.html




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We're back Newsletter - March 6, 2010

We're back Newsletter - March 6, 2010


“Nothing like being out of the country, see how other nations solve their problems, and reflect what's ailing our country. President Obama has been our commander in chief for slightly more than a year. We have been in Paris for two weeks. As we return to Chicago/Michigan tomorrow we are facing the same problems that we face when we boarded a plane to Europe February 15, 2010.” Carlos T Mock, MD


What's wrong with America By Carlos T Mock, MD. March 4, 2010. From Paris, France. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-wrong-with-america-by-carlos-t.html



International


U.S. Aiding Somalia in Its Plan to Retake Its Capital By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/world/africa/06somalia.html?ref=global-home

Australia Raises Interest Rates as Economy Rebounds By BETTINA WASSENER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/business/global/03ozecon.html?ref=global-home

8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Chile By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 27, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html?ref=global-home

Chile Calls for Outside Aid as Devastation Sinks In By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO and MARC LACEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/world/americas/02chile.html?ref=global-home

Financial Times Editorial Comment: Sterling’s slide is not just about polls. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 2 2010 20:11 | Last updated: March 2 2010 20:11. Britons never miss an opportunity to be gloomy about their country. This week the media have turned their attention to the currency markets. The pound is 1.7 per cent down after a poll released at the weekend suggested that no political party would win a working majority in this year’s general election. Some investors, fearing the UK might be unable to close its yawning fiscal deficit without a strong government, sold sterling. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9752731a-262c-11df-aff3-00144feabdc0.html

Britain Grapples With Debt of Greek Proportions By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Copyright by Bloombeg News. Published: March 2, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/business/global/03pound.html?ref=global-home

Hedge funds raise bets against euro By Sam Jones and Brooke Masters. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 2 2010 23:32 | Last updated: March 2 2010 23:49. Hedge funds are raising their bets against the euro amid growing fears of a regulatory backlash against their trading positions on the specific sovereign debt of Greece and other weak eurozone economies. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/03/hedge-funds-raise-bets-against-euro.html

Germans consider bank rescue for Greece By James Wilson in Frankfurt and Dimitris Kontogiannis in Athens. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 26 2010 19:57 | Last updated: February 26 2010 19:57. Germany’s biggest banks are looking at a rescue plan for Greece under which they would buy Greek debt backed by financial guarantees from Berlin, the Financial Times has learnt. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/germans-consider-bank-rescue-for-greece.html

In Greece’s Crisis, Fed Studies Wall St.’s Activities By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and SEWELL CHAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/business/global/26greece.html?th&emc=th

Turkish Leader Defends Inquiry Into Possible Plot By SABRINA TAVERNISE and SEBNEM ARSU. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 26, 2010. ISTANBUL — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan weighed in on Turkey’s worsening political crisis on Friday, declaring that an investigation into alleged coup preparations was “for the benefit of the people,” while the Turkish police detained 18 more current and retired military officers and arrested two others. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/europe/27turkey.html?ref=global-home

Summit backs Argentine claim on Falklands By Jude Webber in Buenos Aires. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 23 2010 23:58 | Last updated: February 23 2010 23:58. Latin American and Caribbean nations have unanimously supported Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands and its opposition to the start of drilling for oil and gas there by British companies. Buenos Aires is also to press its case with the United Nations on Wednesday. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/summit-backs-argentine-claim-on.html


China


Financial Times Editorial Comment: Moral hazard, Chinese style. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: March 2 2010 20:14 | Last updated: March 2 2010 20:14. The world has watched in awe as China has sailed, seemingly without effort, through the worst global financial crisis in decades. In 2009, the economy barely paused for breath, racking up 8.7 per cent growth. This year, Beijing’s challenge is to prevent overheating without slamming on the brakes too hard. But China’s never-ending-growth story is not magic. It has been achieved through a huge public-sector stimulus, most tellingly a massive expansion of credit by the state-controlled banking system. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/03/financial-times-editorial-comment-moral.html

There's a new Red Scare. But is China really so scary? By Steven Mufson and John Pomfret. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, February 28, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022602601.html#

China postpones military exchanges with US By Kathrin Hille in Beijing and Daniel Dombey in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 25 2010 06:08 | Last updated: February 25 2010 06:08. China has postponed several high-level military exchanges with the US, in the first tangible sign of retaliation over Washington’s decision to sell $6.4bn in arms to Taiwan. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3590c6de-21c9-11df-acf4-00144feab49a.html

Labour shortage hits China export recovery By Tom Mitchell in Shaoguan. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 25 2010 18:50 | Last updated: February 25 2010 18:50. An export recovery in the world’s most populous country is running up against an unexpected constraint – manpower. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/labour-shortage-hits-china-export.html

Consequences of stronger renminbi dawn on US By Geoff Dyer in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 23 2010 17:50 | Last updated: February 23 2010 17:50....President Barack Obama recently intensified his calls for China to revalue its currency, arguing that more exports to Asia would mean “hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of jobs here in the US”. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/consequences-of-stronger-renminbi-dawn.html



Mess-o-potamia


Officials puzzle over billions of dollars (CASH) leaving Afghanistan by plane for Dubai By Andrew Higgins. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, February 25, 2010; A10. KABUL -- A blizzard of bank notes is flying out of Afghanistan -- often in full view of customs officers at the Kabul airport -- as part of a cash exodus that is confounding U.S. officials and raising concerns about the money's origin. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022404914.html

Many Dead in Suicide Attack on Hotel in Afghan Capital By ALISSA J. RUBIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 26, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/world/asia/27kabul.html?th&emc=th

March elections are another step toward normality in Iraq By Ad Melkert. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, February 28, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022604653.html

U.S. Circulates New Draft Proposal for Iran Sanctions By NEIL MacFARQUHAR. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/world/04sanctions.html?ref=global-home

Israel’s perceived lawlessness hurts its cause By David Gardner. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 25 2010 22:40 | Last updated: February 25 2010 22:40. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/israels-perceived-lawlessness-hurts-its.html



National


New York Times Editorial: The Second Amendment’s Reach. Copyright by the New York Times. March 1, 2010. Two years ago, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the District of Columbia’s gun-control law. On Tuesday, the court will consider whether that decision should apply everywhere in the country, not just in the federal territory of the nation’s capital. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/opinion/02tue1.html?ref=global

Saturday mail delivery on chopping block By Kim Geiger. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 7:00 p.m. CST, March 2, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sc-biz-0303-mail--20100302,0,4188261.story

Under Fire, Paterson Ends His Campaign for Governor By DANNY HAKIM and JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 26, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/nyregion/27paterson.html

March 2, 2010: The New York Crimes - David Paterson & Charles Rangel http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-2-2010/the-new-york-crimes---david-paterson---charles-rangel



Toyota

Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan By HIROKO TABUCHI. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 5, 2010...As shaken as she was by the accident, Mrs. Sakai says she was even more surprised by what happened after. She says that Toyota — from her dealer to headquarters — has not responded to her inquiries, and Japanese authorities have been indifferent to her concerns as a consumer. Mrs. Sakai says the Tokyo Metropolitan Police urged her to sign a statement saying that she pressed the accelerator by mistake — something she strongly denies. She says the police told her she could have her damaged car back to get it repaired if she made that admission. She declined. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/business/global/06toyota.html?th&emc=th

Data Shows Camrys Not Recalled Also Had Problems By BILL VLASIC, HIROKO TABUCHI and JO CRAVEN McGINTY. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: March 1, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/business/02toyota.html?ref=global-home

Toyota Accused of Withholding Data By NICK BUNKLEY. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: February 26, 2010. DETROIT — The chairman of a House committee that questioned Toyota executives this week about the carmaker’s recall accused the company on Friday of withholding documents while fighting lawsuits filed by crash victims. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/business/27toyota.html?ref=global-home

Toyota ‘lost way’ in rapid expansion By Bernard Simon and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 23 2010 15:09 | Last updated: February 24 2010 00:47. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/toyota-lost-way-in-rapid-expansion.html

Toyota Official Says Recall May Not Fully Solve Safety Problem By MICHELINE MAYNARD. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 23, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/business/global/24toyota.html?hp&emc=na



Chicagoland

“Sen. Brady, of Bloomington, neither has a mandate nor has he done much to win new converts since the February primary. Worse, he has given his detractors an opening the size of Soldier Field to go after him. For starters, he's had to fend off inflammatory accusations that he's a homophobic puppy killer. That's the result of legislation he sponsored (and has subsequently un-sponsored) permitting mass euthanasia of shelter animals, opposing same sex marriage and civil unions and advocating the weakening of some gay discrimination restrictions.” CAROL MARIN

Brady needs to do his homework BY CAROL MARIN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 6, 2010. http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/2087276,CST-EDT-carol07.article

Is one of Chicago's great Beaux-Arts buildings, old Cook County Hospital, about to get new life? By Blair Kamin. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 1, 2010 http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2010/03/is-one-of-chicagos-great-beauxarts-buildings-old-cook-county-hospital-about-to-get-new-life.html

Range of services at risk due to city, state budgets - MAXED OUT | A wide range of services are at risk because the city and state -- and to a lesser extent Cook County -- are in deep financial trouble and headed for worse BY MARY WISNIEWSKI, LISA DONOVAN, DAVE McKINNEY AND FRAN SPIELMAN. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. February 28, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/news/maxedout/2073759,CST-NWS-maxed28.article

Chicago Tribune Editorial: Smoldering reform. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 6:22 p.m. CST, February 25, 2010. This time last year, the state Capitol was on fire with talk of government reform. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-reform-20100225,0,4348580,full.story

Illinois stuck in a ‘historic, epic’ budget crisis - Talk of major tax increases coupled with draconian spending cuts is building in Springfield By Bob Secter, Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 5:56 p.m. CST, February 23, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-state-budget-mess-20100223,0,7545981,full.story


Health Care


Health experts: Most repeat C-sections unnecessary By Julie Deardorf. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune 2010. February 20, 2010. http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2010/02/health-experts-most-repeat-csections-unnecessary.html

New Utah Bill Criminalizes Miscarriage by CTRedSoxMomon. Copyright by Cafe Mon.com. Feb. 24, 2010 at 9:44 AM. A bill passed by the Utah House and Senate this week and waiting for the governor's signature, will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage, and make induced abortion a crime in some instances. http://www.cafemom.com/group/416/forums/read/10892311/New_Utah_Bill_Crimina

Study: Removing healthy breast affects cancer odds - A new study shows that only a small group of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast benefit from elective surgery to have the other, healthy breast removed. BY MONIFA THOMAS. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. February 27, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/2073396,CST-NWS-breast27.article

Avon: USPSTF guidelines already affecting access By Kate Madden Yee. Copyright © 2010 AuntMinnie.com. February 22, 2010. In some states, women ages 40 to 49 have less access to mammograms since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its recommendations to change breast cancer screening guidelines last November, according to a recent survey conducted by the Avon Foundation for Women. http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?sec=ser⊂=def&pag=dis&ItemID=89552


Health Care Reform


“Republicans’ lock-step opposition to comprehensive health care reform seems to be as much a matter of politics as principle. But either way, they have made clear that there is no dialogue or any possible compromise that will persuade them to change their minds. That means it’s up to Congressional Democrats to move legislation forward — or throw away a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix this country’s broken health care system.” New York Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial: The Democrats’ Choice. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 3, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/opinion/04thu1.html?ref=global

March 4, 2010: The Med Menace http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-4-2010/the-med-menace

New York Times Editorial: Refereeing the Health Care Debate. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 5, 2010. Even before the health care showdown begins, Republican lawmakers have begun questioning the fairness of the Senate parliamentarian, the obscure but well respected career expert who must referee from the wings when points are challenged in floor debate. The Republicans have done a great deal in the cause of obstructionism, but it’s patently absurd to pick on the lawyerly, apolitical Alan Frumin. He has worked in the office for 33 years and has been accepted by both Republican and Democratic majorities to be the arbiter when appeals were made to Senate rules and tradition. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/opinion/06sat4.html?th&emc=th

In Final Push, Obama Urges ‘Up-or-Down’ Vote on Health - President Obama called for an up-or-down vote on the health care bill on Wednesday. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 3, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/health/policy/04health.html?ref=global-home

Obama urges Congress to 'finish its work' on reform bill By William Branigin and Michael D. Shear. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, March 3, 2010; 3:28 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030302213.html?hpid=topnews

Come Together by Hendrik Hertzberg. Copyright by The New Yorker. March 8, 2010....To be fair, C-PAC is a gathering of the tribe—“our Woodstock,” one speaker called it—so a certain amount of nude dancing in the rhetorical mud is mandatory. Outside the conservative confab’s comfy confines, the Party’s pols were more restrained during the days leading up to the marathon conversation that Obama convened last Thursday. But they made it fairly clear that they were in no mood to be “bipartisan” or in any way make themselves complicit in something that could be construed as an accomplishment (let alone a victory) for Obama and the Democrats. “You know,” John Boehner, the House Republican leader, said on Wednesday, “we’ve asked the President all year to scrap this big government-takeover bill and let’s start with a clean sheet of paper.” On Thursday, any lingering doubts were removed. By way of describing their demand, Republican speakers used the words “scrap,” “start over,” and “clean sheet of paper” twenty times. In other words: unconditional surrender. http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/03/08/100308taco_talk_hertzberg#ixzz0gwkwBXEQ

At health-care summit, Obama tells Republicans he's eager to move ahead By Shailagh Murray and Anne E. Kornblut. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, February 26, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022502369.html?hpid=topnews

New York Times Editorial: After the Summit. Copyright by New York Times. February 25, 2010. The main lesson to draw from Thursday’s health care forum is that differences between Democrats and Republicans are too profound to be bridged. That means that it is up to the Democrats to fix the country’s dysfunctional and hugely costly health care system. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/opinion/26fri1.html?ref=global

Pawlenty: Let ER's turn away patients to cut costs By Eric Zimmermann © 2010 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. 02/23/10 10:57 AM ET. Emergency rooms should be able to turn patients away to cut costs, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) said last night Appearing on Fox News's "On the Record with Greta Van Sustren" last night, Pawlenty said the federal law that mandates ER treatment should be repealed. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/83113-pawlenty-let-ers-turn-away-patients-to-cut-costs?sms_ss=facebook

The Republicans' genius compromise strategy By Ezra Klein. Copyright by The Washington Post. February 24, 2010; 12:35 PM ET. David Leonhardt has a nice piece running through the basic dynamics of not only tomorrow's summit, but health-care reform from here on out. A lot of the piece is a discussion of compromises: What's blocking them, and what's possible yet. But the difficulty with this discussion is that the GOP has accidentally hit upon a brilliant insight: The best way to guarantee substantive concessions is to refuse to compromise. Think about the plan that Barack Obama and the Democrats have been left with: It's not single payer. There's no public option. It doesn't cover all of the uninsured. It doesn't change the insurance of about 90 percent of the country. It doesn't add to the deficit. It pays for itself with difficult, unpopular and necessary reforms in entitlement programs. It includes a commission to make future reforms of Medicare and Medicaid both easier and less politically dangerous for Republicans. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/02/the_republicans_genius_comprom.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics



GOP Bashing


“Is this really the state of ethics in the American legal profession? Government lawyers who abused their offices to give the president license to get away with torture did nothing that merits a review by the bar?” New York Times

New York Times Editorial: The Torture Lawyers. Copyright by New York Times. February 24, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/opinion/25thur1.html?ref=opinion

Inquiry sought into disappearance of e-mails in interrogations case By Carrie Johnson. Copyright by The Washington Post. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Senior Democratic lawmakers and watchdog groups demanded Friday that the Justice Department investigate the disappearance of e-mail messages written by Bush administration lawyers who drafted memos blessing harsh interrogation tactics, saying their absence cast doubt on an ethics report that cleared the lawyers of professional misconduct. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/26/AR2010022603765.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics

Doctors Without Morals By LEONARD S. RUBENSTEIN and STEPHEN N. XENAKIS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 28, 2010. AFTER five years of investigation, the Justice Department has released its findings regarding the government lawyers who authorized waterboarding and other forms of torture during the interrogation of suspected terrorists at Guantánamo Bay and elsewhere. The report’s conclusion, that the lawyers exercised poor judgment but were not guilty of professional misconduct, is questionable at best. Still, the review reflects a commitment to a transparent investigation of professional behavior. In contrast, the government doctors and psychologists who participated in and authorized the torture of detainees have escaped discipline, accountability or even internal investigation. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/opinion/01xenakis.html?th&emc=th

GOP’s gift to Dems - Max Baucus Jim Bunning turns his back on the jobless By Clarence Page. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. March 3, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-oped-0303-page-20100303,0,6460448,full.column

Paulson challenged on execution of bailouts By Greg Burns. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. February 25, 2010... Miscommunication has nothing to do with public rage over the bailouts, said Raghuram Rajan, finance professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Main Street, Rajan said, sees all too clearly how Paulson and the rest went easy on their fellow bankers while preserving a status quo that had made them rich. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-0225-burns--20100225,0,7524021,full.column

The GOP's misguided hunt for heretics By Kathleen Parker. Copyright by The Washington Post. Wednesday, February 24, 2010. The RINO hunt is back on, and the coveted trophy is Scott Brown. Inevitably and predictably, the new senator from Massachusetts -- Mr. 41, Mr. I-Drive-A-Truck, tea party poster dude -- has disappointed his base by, alas, representing his constituents. It's the purity test all over again; only this time, the stakes are high and the weird are turning seriously pro. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/23/AR2010022303783.html

This Isn't A Tea Party, It's A Political Movement. By David Mixner. Copyright by David Mixner. Mar 1 2010. Something is occurring at the grassroots level in America and it is far from a tea party. A deep populist anger and mistrust of government. A mounting frustration over the gridlock and lack of leadership in Washington, DC. The belief that our institutions no longer work. Fear about jobs, schools, safety and being able to provide the basics to your family. America is not working right now and the people know it isn't working. We better pay attention or we will pay a deep price down the road. http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/03/this-isnt-a-tea-party-its-a-political-movement.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29

The First Tea-Party Terrorist? By ROBERT WRIGHT. Copyright by The New York Times. February 23, 2010, 9:30 pm. Joseph Stack had barely finished flying his airplane into a Texas office building when the battle over his legacy began. Bloggers on the left asked why people — especially people on the right — weren’t calling him a terrorist. “If this had been done by a brownish-looking Muslim guy whose suicide note paralleled Islamist political themes,” wrote Matthew Yglesias, then right wingers would be “demanding that anyone who refused to label the attack ‘terrorism’ be put up on treason charges.” http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/the-first-tea-party-terrorist/?ref=opinion

Chicago Tribune Editorial: Mr. Hastert’s perks. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. February 21, 2019 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-hastert2-20100219,0,5984579.story



The Economy


Why a VAT Tax Is Where It's At - Adoption of a value-added tax in the U.S. would be a fair, efficient way to help restore the country's financial health, argues Bloomberg BusinessWeek columnist Chris Farrell By Chris Farrell. Copyright by Business Week. March 5, 2010, 10:30PM EST http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/mar2010/pi2010035_752130.htm?campaign_id=widget_topStories

Bernanke signals US rates to be kept low By James Politi in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 24 2010 15:53 | Last updated: February 24 2010 23:47. US interest rates will remain at exceptionally low levels for an “extended period” in spite of the “nascent” economic recovery, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told Congress on Wednesday. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/bernanke-signals-us-rates-to-be-kept.html

US consumers lag behind economy By Alan Rappeport in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 26 2010 14:20 | Last updated: February 26 2010 17:21. US economic output grew at a faster rate than previously thought at the end of last year, as a resurgence in business investment fuelled the economy’s strongest quarter since 2003, but consumers and the housing market remain points of concern. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/us-consumers-lag-behind-economy.html

Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Raising Hopes of Recovery By PETER S. GOODMAN and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/business/economy/06jobs.html?th&emc=th

Financial crisis panel to call back bank chiefs By Tom Braithwaite in Washington. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 25 2010 23:00 | Last updated: February 25 2010 23:00. Phil Angelides, chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a latter-day version of the Pecora commission that examined the Great Depression, said he planned to question overseas regulators to understand similarities and differences with US oversight in the run-up to the crisis. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/financial-crisis-panel-to-call-back.html

Buffett’s Bargain Shopping Spree By GRAHAM BOWLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 27, 2010. America’s most famous investor, Warren E. Buffett, struck a confident note in his annual letter to the shareholders of his holding company on Saturday, as he described in characteristically colorful terms how his businesses had largely ridden out the calamity of the financial crisis. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/business/economy/28buffett.html?th&emc=th

G.M. Plans to Reinstate 661 Dealerships By NICK BUNKLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/business/06dealers.html?th&emc=th

G.M. to Close Hummer After Sale Fails By NICK BUNKLEY. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: February 24, 2010. DETROIT — General Motors said on Wednesday that it would shut down Hummer, the brand of big sport utility vehicles that became synonymous with the term gas guzzler, after a deal to sell it to a Chinese manufacturer fell apart. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/business/25hummer.html?hpw



Your Money

Has your paycheck taken a hit? You're not alone - COOK COUNTY | If you're not a teacher or in health care or 'professional services,' chances are your pay has shrunk in the last year -- but things are looking up BY SANDRA GUY Staff Reporter. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. March 6, 2010 http://www.suntimes.com/business/2087395,CST-NWS-wages07.article


Housing


“THE OPTIMUM policy for the home foreclosure crisis is to modify the loans of as many distressed homeowners as possible. Making mortgage terms more affordable by mutual agreement enables families to stay in their houses, props up neighborhood home values and saves banks the huge costs of seizing and selling property at a loss. Turns out there is just one problem. It's not feasible to modify nearly enough loans to keep pace with foreclosures.” Washington Post Editorial

Washington Post Editorial: Fighting foreclosure. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, February 28, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022702803.html

Chicago-area home sales post year-over-year gain - But sales are lower than December, and prices have dropped By Mary Ellen Podmolik. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 12:04 a.m. CST, February 27, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0227-home-prices--20100226,0,3115805,full.story


Commodities


Silver and gold critics win CFTC hearing By Gregory Meyer in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2010. Published: February 24 2010 19:26 | Last updated: February 24 2010 19:26. When the US commodities regulator sought public input last year on a plan to damp oil speculation, most of the hundreds of missives it received were not about energy, but silver and gold. http://ctmock.blogspot.com/2010/02/silver-and-gold-critics-win-cftc.html


Travel

New and improved in France for 2010 - France is spiffing up its sights and museums from the Rhine to the Pyrenees. Of course, the biggest news is in Paris, where 2010 brings important changes. By Rick Steves. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. February 28, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sc-trav-0223-steves-20100224,0,6323447.stor

36 Hours in Telluride, Colo. By LIONEL BEEHNER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 28, 2010 http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/travel/28hours.html?hpw

36 Hours in Vieques By HUGH RYAN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 21, 2010 http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/travel/21hours.html?hpw

American to outsource at O'Hare - Pilots at Eagle unit rankled by decision to use contract carrier. By Julie Johnsson. Copyright by The Chicago Tribune. February 21, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0221-american-,0,4538026.story


Immigration


Porous border not so scary - Illegal immigration doesn’t increase violent crime. by Steve Chapman. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. February 21, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0221-chapman-20100221,0,7631997.column


GLBT


Gay Marriage Is Legal in U.S. Capital By IAN URBINA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 3, 2010. WASHINGTON — It was cold and drizzling outside the City Courthouse just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, but no one seemed to mind among the same-sex couples waiting excitedly for the chance to apply for a marriage license. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/us/04marriage.html?ref=global-home

Same-sex marriage leads Catholic Charities to adjust benefits By William Wan. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, March 2, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/01/AR2010030103345.html?hpid=topnews

Hate crime charges upheld for 3 accused of beating gay man BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN rhussain@suntimes.com. Copyright by The Chicago Sun Times. February 26, 2010. If someone makes gay slurs in the middle of a fight -- is it a hate crime? Even if the victim wasn't targeted because of his sexual orientation? Those were the questions posed to Cook County Judge Ramon Ocasio III on Wednesday during a hearing involving three Evanston men charged with a hate crime for beating up a gay man on the CTA in January. http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2069373,CST-NWS-hate25.article

Obama's health plan excludes LGBTs by Lisa Keen ©2010 Keen News Service. 2010-02-24 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25630

Campaign Goes After Opponents of Gay Marriage By JEREMY W. PETERS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 24, 2010. ALBANY — Angered by the defeat last year of a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry, a group of well-financed gay rights advocates has started a political action committee to take aim at state senators who have opposed same-sex marriage. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/nyregion/25gay.html?hpw

Nathaniel Frank On HRC, Democrats, and DADT By Nathaniel Frank, Copyright by The Huffington Post. Feb 18 2010 http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/02/huffington-post-nathaniel-frank-on-hrcdemocrats-and-dadt.html

San Francisco Chronicle: Obama's Changing Positions on Marriage Equality By David Mixner. Copyright by David Mixner. Feb 18 2010 http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/02/san-francisco-chronicle-obamas-changing-positions-on-marriage-equality.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28DavidMixner.com%29

Close The Gay ATM Machine To DNC! By David Mixner. Copyright by By David Mixner. Feb 4 2010 http://www.davidmixner.com/2010/02/-close-the-gay-atm-machine-to-dnc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DavidMixnerCom+%28D
avidMixner.com%29

New Gay Theater Has More Love Than Politics By PATRICK HEALY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: February 22, 2010. A new breed of plays and musicals this season is presenting gay characters in love stories, replacing the direct political messages of 1980s and ‘90s shows like “The Normal Heart” and “Angels in America” with more personal appeals for social progress. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/theater/23gaytheater.html?hp



Religion


Caring for Pets Left Behind by the Rapture - For a fee, this service will place your dog or cat in the home of a caring atheist on Judgment Day By Mike Di Paola. Copyright by Business Week Magazine. February 22, 2010 https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/12710c0711b9c779


Technology


Apple iPad to Arrive in Stores on April 3 By NICK BILTON. Copyright by The New York Times. March 5, 2010, 9:45 am http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/apple-ipad-arrives-in-stores-on-april-3/?th&emc=th

TiVo to Offer Boxes That Go Beyond the Recorder By BRAD STONE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 2, 2010. SAN FRANCISCO — TiVo, the Silicon Valley pioneer of digital video recorders, is once again trying to get consumers to pay for another set-top box that combines traditional television programming with a vast array of content from the Web. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/technology/03tivo.html?hpw

Apple Sues Nexus One Maker HTC By BRAD STONE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: March 2, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/technology/03patent.html?hpw

For Google, provoking ISPs is the only way to build the Internet By Paul Smalera, contributor. Copyright by CNN Money. March 1, 2010 9:51 AM http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/03/01/for-google-provoking-isps-is-the-only-way-to-build-the-internet/?source=yahoo_quote

Larger Threat Is Seen in Google Case By RACHEL DONADIO. Copyright by Reuters. Published: February 24, 2010. ROME — Three Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws on Wednesday, the first case to hold the company’s executives criminally responsible for the content posted on its system. Bill Echikson, a spokesman for Google, called a judge's ruling against executives “astonishing.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/technology/companies/25google.html?hpw

If You Buy Dell, You Get A Dude And A Dud - It's been two years since Dell was supposed to shape up. Innovation happens elsewhere. By Joan Lappin. Copyright by Forbes.com. 02.23.10, 11:25 AM EST http://mobile.forbes.com/device/article.php?CALL_URL=http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/23/dell-computer-apple-markets-steve-jobs.html?partner=yahootix



Entertainment


Oscar galas March 7. 2010-03-03. Copyright by The Windy City Times. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=25720

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w




Other


Americans top medal performance in any Winter Games? Vancouver By Philip Hersh. Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune. 8:11 p.m. CST, February 27, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/olympics/ct-oly-0228-olympics-united-states-succes20100227,0,7543466.story

IOC failing in its responsibility to the Olympics By Sally Jenkins. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, February 28, 2010. As the Vancouver Games come to a close, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge will call them a success. But it's the IOC -- so incubated in blue blazers, five-star accommodations, and shellfish buffets -- that requires real assessment. Exactly what should the purpose of the IOC be? Rogge seems hard-pressed to define his job -- what exactly are the duties of royalty? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022703315.html?hpid=topnews





Humor


Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion http://m.funnyordie.com/videos/f5a57185bd/funny-or-die-s-presidential-reunion

Watch and Wet Yourself Laughing!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W40P1EkHv4Q&sns=em

How Paris mice stay in shape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqlQS5CCmwI





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